Why do so many pop songs use the same basic structure, and why does it keep working? I wanted to dive into how the very structure of a pop song has (and hasn’t) changed over the years. HUGE thanks to Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding from @Switched-On-Pop for joining me […]
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Summer 2026! Something something Backrooms Git Genug World Cup Wallace with a fade. Pop music continues to be in a weird place, but that doesn’t mean there were no good songs at all. From Ella Langley and Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift to Bruno Mars, Drake to Tame Impala, I’m ranking […]
Take a sneak peek inside the mind of Ulysses Owens Jr. – jazz professor at Juilliard! Watch as he hears Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” for the very first time and attempts to play along on the drums. What is he listening for? How does he create a drum part that fits […]
The Beach Boys started in the early 60s as America’s surf rock champions, and went on to have one of the wildest, most surreal, and at times darkest histories in popular music. My brain is honestly kinda broken by it all. But today I’m getting into all of it. “Surfin’ […]
From Elvis and Queen to the upcoming four-film Beatles event, music biopics are taking over the box office. But why is this happening *now*, and why do so many of them feel the same? I’m breaking down the five reasons behind the biopic boom, and how it’s changing the way […]
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